Trading tickets and toys

Cambridge Times

The City of Cambridge is again giving people the option of turning their parking tickets into toys that will be distributed to families in need this Christmas.

The Toys for Tickets program is in effect for a two-week period. People who receive a parking ticket between Dec. 1 and 14(excluding those for offenses related to parking in spaces designated for accessible parking) may opt to provide a toy of equal value as payment for the fine. During the 14 days the program is offered, citizens can bring an unwrapped toy, along with their receipt, to the central cashier at Cambridge City Hall, 50 Dickson Street, during regular office hours (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.).

The program was established in 2009 and has generated more than 1,000 toys to support the Cambridge Professional Fire Fighters’ Association’s Christmas Basket program.